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It’s a third consecutive week at the top of the French albums chart for Francis Cabrel, his In Extremis sold 24,686 copies last week (-39%) for a total of 174,236 so far. Chambre 12 is also a non-mover at number two for Louane (18,489 sales / -13%). The LP has sold around 271,600 copies in its eleven weeks on the chart (all of them in the top two).

There is no change at three for Kendji Girac‘s self-titled album in its 36th week inside the ten best-sellers (12,446 sales / -31%). Frank Michael gets his highest-charting LP, as Toi, L’Amour Et Moi is this week’s biggest new entry at number four (8,000 sales). Both Les Couleurs De Ma Vie (in November 2006) and Quelques Mots D’Amour (in June 2013) peaked at six.

Grégoire‘s Poésies De Notre Enfance debuts at number five with 7,624 copies sold. This concept album is based on poems from La Fontaine, Prévert and Verhaeren among others. It’s Grégoire‘s fourth top 10 LP, after Toi + Moi (Number One for two weeks in July and August 2009), Le Même Soleil (Number One for one week in November 2010), and Les Roses De Mon Silence (number two in September 2013).

In its second week on the chart, the compilation Top 50 – 30 Ans (100 Tubes) Vol. 2 moves down two places at six (7,000 sales / -36%). Another one, NRJ Hit List 2015 also falls two at number seven in its second week inside the top 10. Christine And The Queens slips one place at eight with Chaleur Humaine in her 21st week inside the ten best-sellers (5,565 sales / -16%).

Stars 80 – La Compilation climbs two at number nine in its 24th week in the top 250 (5,000 sales / +14%). The album is still at mid-price : Stromae‘s Racine Carrée is up six places at ten in its 91st week on the chart (4,334 sales / +14%). The album spent 26 weeks at Number One from August 2013 to July 2014.

Four albums drop out of the top 10 this week. After 38 non-consecutive weeks inside the ten best-selling LPs, Black M slips one at number eleven with Les Yeux Plus Gros Que Le Monde. Soprano‘s Cosmopolitanie moves down four places at 13 in its 31st week on the chart. Encores falls 13 at number 21 for Charles Aznavour in its second week inside the top 250. Last week’s new entry at six, Mac Tyer is down to number 32 with Je Suis Une Légende.

In its 43rd week on the chart, Fréro Delavega‘s eponymous album jumps from 21 to number 15. Eros Ramazzotti is new at 16 with Perfetto (3,000 sales). The new LP is his first top 20 album since 2009 when Ali E Radici reached number five in May. The Avener moves up nine places at 20 with The Wanderings Of The Avener in his 17th week inside the 250 best-sellers.

Bush opens at number 29 for Snoop Dogg (2,000 sales). Ego Trippin’ was his last top 30 LP in France, it peaked at 19 in March 2008. Lisa Angell‘s self-titled album is a new entry at number 46. Her last LP Frou-Frou was at 28 in May 2014. She will represent France at the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday with the song “N’Oubliez Pas”.

D.U.C. gives Booba his third chart-topping album as it enters straight to the top with 41,464 copies sold. Both Ouest Side (in February 2006) and Lunatic (in November 2010) spent one week at Number One. His last LP Futur debuted and peaked at four in December 2012, but with 49,437 sales.

After three non-consecutive weeks at the top, Louane is down to number two with Chambre 12 (16,697 sales / -7%). The album has sold 194,144 copies in its seven weeks on the chart. In his 32nd week inside the top 10, Kendji Girac stays at three with his eponymous LP (7,700 sales / -3%). Chaleur Humaine is also a non-mover at number four for Christine And The Queens in its 17th week inside the ten best-sellers (6,900 sales / -8%).

Sinik gets his fifth top 10 album as Immortel 2 debuts at five (6,300 sales). His last LP La Plume Et Le Poignard just missed the top 10 as it peaked at number eleven in September 2012. In their sixth week in the top 10, Les Enfoirés fall four places at six with Sur La Route Des Enfoirés (6,200 sales / -35%).

Epitath is new at seven and gives Moriarty their first top 10 album (5,800 sales). The Missing Room reached number 14 in April 2011. The musical La Légende Du Roi Arthur opens at eight with 5,535 copies sold. It’s down four places at nine for Selah Sue with Reason in her third week inside the top 10 (5,500 sales / -20%). Black M also falls four at number ten with Les Yeux Plus Gros Que Le Monde in his 35th week inside the ten best-selling LPs (5,100 sales / -18%).

Four albums drop out of the top 10 this week. Soprano‘s Cosmopolitanie slips five places at 14 in its 27th week on the chart. The compilation NRJ Spring 2015 moves down seven at number 15 in its fourth week in the top 250. After eight weeks inside the top 10, the Fifty Shades Of Grey soundtrack falls seven places at 17. Another compilation is out of the top 10, as 40 Hits Spring 2015 is down twelve at number 19 in its second week on the chart.

The compilation NRJ Extravadance 2015 is a new entry at eleven with 5,100 copies sold. In his 13th week inside the 250 best-sellers, The Avener climbs three places at twelve with The Wanderings Of The Avener.

Izia enters at number 13 with La Vague (4,196 sales). It’s her second top 20 LP, So Much Trouble was number ten in November 2011. Alain Chamfort‘s self-titled album is new at 16 (3,400 sales). It’s his third top 20 album in the 21st century, Le Plaisir peaked at 20 in September 2003, and Elles & Lui reached number 14 in June 2012.

Johnny Niuuum Ne Meurt Jamais gives Sadek his first top 20 LP, as it debuts at 18 (3,300 sales). Les Frontières Du Réel was number 29 in March 2013. Passage Flouté enters at 24 for TSR Crew. Hindi Zahra gets her second top 30 album in France, as Homeland is a new entry at number 27. Her Handmade peaked at 17 in January 2010.

In her 34th week on the chart, Ariana Grande jumps from 67 to number 29 with My Everything. The LP debuted and peaked at 18 last September. Beth Hart opens at number 39 with Better Than Home. It’s her first top 40 album in France, Bang Bang Boom Boom reached number 59 in October 2012.

Despite the arrival of a new big contender for the top spot, OMI spends a fourth consecutive week at the top of the French singles chart with “Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)” in his fifth week inside the top 10 (7,900 sales / -4%). The new big contender is “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth. The song taken from the soundtrack to Furious 7 moves up a massive 33 places at number two in its second week on the chart (6,600 sales / +450%). It gives Wiz Khalifa his first top five hit in France, “Young, Wild & Free” (with Snoop Dogg featuring Bruno Mars) peaked at six in January 2012.

In its third week inside the ten best-sellers, “Lean On” slips one at number three for Major Lazer featuring DJ Snake & MØ (5,800 sales / +16%). It’s up one place at four for Louane with “Avenir” in her tenth week in the top 10 (3,400 sales / -6%). Another former chart-topper, “Uptown Funk!” moves down one at number five for Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars in its 20th week inside the top 10 (3,400 sales / -13%).

Marina Kaye gets closer to the top five, as “Homeless” climbs one place at six in its second week inside the ten best-selling songs (3,400 sales / -3%). Ellie Goulding‘s “Love Me Like You Do” is down one at number seven in its eighth week in the top 10 (3,100 sales / -14%). Rihanna falls five places at eight with “Bitch Better Have My Money” in her third week inside the top 10 (2,900 sales / -36%).

In its 12th week on the chart, Zara Larsson‘s “Uncover” enters the top 10 as it jumps from eleven to number nine (2,900 sales). It’s also up two places at ten for Kygo featuring Conrad with “Firestone” in their 12th week in the top 200.

Three songs drop out of the top 10 this week. “Are You With Me” slips two at number eleven for Lost Frequencies in its 14th week inside the 200 best-sellers. The song reached number four in February and March. After ten weeks in the top 10, “Christine” moves down two places at twelve for Christine And The Queens. Last week’s number eight, Céline Dion‘s “Pour Que Tu M’Aimes Encore” is out of the top 200.

Ariana Grande is back up four places at 13 with “One Last Time” in her eighth week on the chart. The song was her first top 10 hit, peaking at number ten in March. In its fourth week inside the top 200, “Conmigo” jumps from 23 to number 18 for Kendji Girac. The Avener‘s “Fade Out Lines” moves up seven places at 19 in its 55th week on the chart.

It’s a good week for Louane, her “Jour 1” climbs nine at number 22 in its 32nd week inside the 200 best-sellers. “I’m Not Rich” is up seven places at 25 for The King’s Son featuring Blacko in its tenth week on the chart.

Martin Solveig & GTA jump from 38 to number 27 with “Intoxicated” in their sixth week in the top 200. It gives Martin Solveig his first top 30 hit since 2011 when “Ready 2Go” (featuring Kele) was number 20 in June. In its ninth week on the chart, David Guetta‘s “Hey Mama” (featuring Nicki Minaj & Afrojack) moves up nine places at 28.

“Want To Want Me” gives Jason Derulo his eighth top 40 hit in France, as it climbs eight at number 34 in its fifth week inside the top 200. A former Number One in the U.K., “King” is up a massive 23 places at 40 for Years & Years in its eighth week on the chart.

Louane‘s Chambre 12 still rules the French albums chart for the third non-consecutive week (17,918 sales / -30%). The LP has now sold a very good total of 177,447 copies in its six weeks on the chart (all of them inside the top two). There is no change also at two for Les Enfoirés with Sur La Route Des Enfoirés in their fifth week inside the ten best-sellers (9,494 sales / -61%). For the first time this year, only one album sold over 10,000 copies last week. This sad thing happened for the last time during the week ending 11th May 2014 when Indila‘s Mini World was at the top with 11,198 sales, and Les Prêtres were at number two with Amen with 9,300 copies sold.

In its 31st week in the top 10, Kendji Girac‘s self-titled LP is back up two places at three (7,929 sales / -32%). Christine And The Queens also climbs two at number four with Chaleur Humaine in her 16th week inside the top 10 (7,500 sales / -35%). Last week’s new entry at three, Selah Sue is down to number five with Reason (6,900 sales / -59%).

Black M jumps from seven to number six with Les Yeux Plus Gros Que Le Monde in his 34th week inside the ten best-sellers (6,200 sales / -23%). A compilation gets this week’s highest debut, as 40 Hits Spring 2015 opens at seven (5,300 sales). Another one, NRJ Spring 2015 is a non-mover at number eight in its third week in the top 10 (4,900 sales / -29%).

Soprano‘s Cosmopolitanie climbs one place at nine in its sixth week inside the top 10 (4,500 sales). The soundtrack to the movie Fifty Shades Of Greyalso moves up one at number ten in its eighth week inside the ten best-selling LPs (4,200 sales).

Two albums drop out of the top 10 this week. After just one week in the top 10 (so far), Sam Smith slips two places at eleven with In The Lonely Hour. Last week’s new entry at four, Kaaris moves down to number 13 with Le Bruit De Mon Ame (3,300 sales / -76%).

In his 12th week on the chart, The Avener is up a massive 25 places at 15 with The Wanderings Of The Avener (2,900 sales). The album debuted and peaked at number two in January. It’s a very good week for Scorpions, their Return To Forever jumps from 70 to number 17 in its seventh week inside the top 250 (2,500 sales). PTX moves up 53 places at 19 for Pentatonix in its third week on the chart (2,300 sales).

The soundtrack to the movie Furious 7 climbs 63 at number 21 in its second week inside the 250 best-sellers (2,300 sales). A former Number One, Gradur‘s L’Homme Au Bob is back up ten places at 23 in its seventh week on the chart. It’s up nine at number 25 for Sia with 1000 Forms Of Fear in her 40th week in the top 250.

Je Trouve Pas Le Sommeil jumps from 41 to number 26 for Jul in its 18th week on the chart. The double live album 20 Ans ! enters at 44 for Les Ogres De Barback. Their last studio LP Vous M’Emmerdez ! was number 17 in March 2014.

French rapper Gradur enters straight to the top of the albums chart with his debut LP L’Homme Au Bob. The album sold 33,761 copies last week. There is no change at number two for Christine And The Queens with Chaleur Humaine in her tenth week inside the top 10 (16,645 sales / -8%). The soundtrack to the movie Cinquante Nuances De Grey stays at three in its third week inside the ten best-sellers (14,916 sales / -3%). In its 25th week in the top 10, Kendji Girac‘s eponymous LP is still at number four (12,422 sales / -4%).

Return To Forever is a new entry at five for Scorpions (10,754 sales). It’s a very good result for them, as their last studio album Comeblack peaked at 22 in November 2011. Their MTV Unplugged In Athens was number 85 in December 2013. In his 28th week inside the top 10, Calogero slips one place at six with Les Feux D’Artifice (10,200 sales / -5%). It’s also down one at number seven for Black M with Les Yeux Plus Gros Que Le Monde in his 28th week inside the ten best-sellers (9,900 sales / -6%).

M. Pokora‘s R.E.D. is a non-mover at eight in its fourth week in the top 10 (8,368 sales). Texas 25 falls two places at nine for Texas in its second week on the chart (7,100 sales / -32%). Ed Sheeran spends a fourth week inside the top 10 as x climbs four at number ten (6,700 sales).

Three albums drop out of the top 10 this week. Last week’s Number One, Fauve‘s Vieux Frères – Partie 2 is down to eleven in its second week inside the top 250 (5,800 sales / -73%). Their Vieux Frères – Partie 1 went 2-5 in its second week, and spent three weeks inside the ten best-sellers. After five consecutive weeks in the top 10, The Avener falls five places at 15 with The Wanderings Of The Avener. In its second week on the chart, Smoke + Mirrors moves down 22 at number 31 for Imagine Dragons (2,800 sales / -65%).

Diana Krall is back up six places at 13 with Wallflower in her fourth week inside the top 250. In his 18th week on the chart, Amaury Vassili jumps from 35 to number 21 with Amaury Vassili Chante Mike Brant. The LP peaked at seven in January.

Physical Graffiti opens at number 23 for Led Zeppelin. Chris Brown X Tyga are new at 33 with Fan Of A Fan – The Album (2,600 sales). It’s Chris Brown‘s third top 40 LP in France, and the first for Tyga. His Hotel California reached number 121 in April 2013. Chaud is a disappointing new entry at 55 for Luce (1,400 sales). After her victory at the TV show “Nouvelle Star” in 2010, her debut album Première Phalange had peaked at number eleven in June 2011.

Fauve get their first Number One LP as Vieux Frères – Partie 2 enters straight to the top of the French albums chart with 21,600 copies sold. Vieux Frères – Partie 1 opened and peaked at number two in February 2014, but with 29,831 sales.

Christine And The Queens has to wait for another week to reach the top spot as Chaleur Humaine is a non-mover at two in its ninth week in the top 10 (18,000 sales / -6%). The soundtrack to Cinquante Nuances De Grey (Fifty Shades Of Grey) is up one at number three in its second week on the chart (15,300 sales / -9%). In its 24th week inside the ten best-sellers, Kendji Girac‘s eponymous album moves back up one place at four (13,000 sales / -21%).

In his 27th week in the top 10, Calogero slips two at number five with Les Feux D’Artifice (10,700 sales / -37%). Black M stays at six with Les Yeux Plus Gros Que Le Monde in his 27th week inside the ten best-selling LPs (10,500 sales / -17%).

Texas 25 is new at number seven for Texas (10,400 sales). They reached number two with both White On Blonde (in February 1997) and The Hush (in May 1999). After two consecutive weeks at the top, M. Pokora is down to eight with R.E.D..

Smoke + Mirrors gives Imagine Dragons their first top 10 LP in France as it debuts at number nine (8,100 sales). Night Visions peaked at 15 in July 2014. There is no change at ten for The Avener with The Wanderings Of The Avener in his fifth week in the top 10 (5,700 sales / -13%).

Three albums drop out of the top 10 this week. Julien Doré‘s Løve slips three places at eleven in its 69th week inside the top 250 (5,700 sales / -15%). Indila falls seven at number 16 with Mini World in her 52nd week on the chart. The album has now spent an entire year inside the top 21 ! After two weeks inside the ten best-sellers, Diana Krall moves down twelve places at 19 with Wallflower.

Violetta : Le Best Ofopens at number twelve (5,500 sales). Ibeyi‘s self-titled LP is new at 15 with 5,000 copies sold. In his sixth week on the chart, Benjamin Clementine climbs five places at 17 with At Least For Now. It’s a very good week for Anaïs Delva, her Anaïs Delva Et Les Princesses Disney is up 15 at number 18 in its second week inside the top 250.

The soundtrack to La Reine Des Neiges (Frozen) moves back up nine places at 22 in its 64th week on the chart. It was number five in February and April 2014. Another one, La Famille Bélierjumps from 37 to number 34 in its tenth week inside the 250 best-sellers. From Darkness enters at 55 for Avishai Cohen Trio. It’s their highest charting album, Gently Disturbed reached number 127 in May 2008. As a solo act, Avishai Cohen peaked at 58 in March 2011 with Seven Seas.

It’s a ninth consecutive week at the top of the French singles chart for Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars with “Uptown Funk!” in their 12th week inside the top 10 (6,300 sales / -11% | 849,000 streams). There is no change also at number two for “Take Me To Church” by Hozier in its ninth week inside the ten best-sellers (6,100 sales / +2% | 865,000 streams).

She won two trophies at last Friday’s French music awards (“Victoires De La Musique”) and she now owns two songs inside the top four : Christine And The Queens is up six places at three with “Christine” in her third week in the top 10 (5,000 sales / +105% | 423,000 streams), and “Saint Claude” (which won for best video) jumps from twelve to number four in its fifth week inside the top 10 (4,700 sales / +122% | 518,000 streams).

Taken from the soundtrack to the movie Cinquante Nuances De Grey (Fifty Shades Of Grey), “Earned It” gives The Weeknd his first top 10 hit in France as it climbs 13 places at five in its fifth week on the chart (4,500 sales | 526,100 streams). We can also notice that Ellie Goulding‘s “Love Me Like You Do” moves up 15 at number 14 in its fourth week inside the 200 best-sellers (2,700 sales | 518,000 streams).

In their third week in the top 10, Rihanna, Kanye West & Paul McCartney fall two places at six with “FourFiveSeconds” (4,500 sales / +5%). “Are You With Me” slips one at number seven for Lost Frequencies in its third week inside the top 10 (4,000 sales / +14% | 386,000 streams).

The Grammy Awards’ effect : Sam Smith‘s “Stay With Me” is back inside the ten best-sellers, as it jumps from 32 to number eight in its 38th week on the chart (3,900 sales | 374,000 streams). The song was number six for three non-consecutive weeks last September. His “I’m Not The Only One” is up six places at 15 in its 17th week in the top 200.

After three weeks inside the top five, Ed Sheeran moves down four at number nine with “Thinking Out Loud” (3,300 sales / -6% | 565,000 streams). Louane is a non-mover at ten with “Avenir” in her second week inside the ten best-selling songs (3,100 sales / +29% | 500,000 streams).

Three songs drop out of the top 10 this week. The Avener‘s “Fade Out Lines” moves down eight places at eleven, it spent 20 consecutive weeks inside the top 10 (3,000 sales / -33%). “I’m An Albatraoz” falls five at number twelve for AronChupa in its 13th week on the chart. It’s down nine places at 17 for Louane with “Je Vole” in her ninth week in the top 200, the song peaked at number two last month.

“Break The Rules” moves up one place at 13 for Charli XCX in its 11th week on the chart. John Legend‘s “All Of Me” was sung by a contestant of the TV show “Nouvelle Star” last Thursday, so the original version climbs a massive 36 places at 16 in its 53rd week inside the top 200 (2,400 sales). It spent two consecutive weeks at number four in May.

Vianney took advantage of the “Victoires De La Musique” even if he didn’t win any trophy, as his “Pas Là” jumps from 81 to number 26 in its sixth week on the chart (1,500 sales). It’s his first top 30 hit. It’s the same for Brigitte, their “A Bouche Que Veux-Tu” is up 56 places at 32 in its 25th week inside the 200 best-sellers. As he won the award for best male artist, Julien Doré has now two songs inside the top 40 : “Chou Wasabi” (featuring Micky Green) climbs 28 at number 34 in its 29th week on the chart, and “Paris-Seychelles” moves up 25 places at 36 in its 83rd week in the top 200.

In his 14th week on the chart, Kendji Girac is back up 16 at number 31 with “Elle M’A Aimé”. Annie Lennox is new at 35 with “I Put A Spell On You” (1,300 sales). It’s her first top 40 hit in France since… 1995 when “A Whiter Shade Of Pale…” reached number 17 in October.